Woman indicted on charges that she stole $250,000 from Windsor developer

Feb. 21, 2013

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A grand jury has indicted a Fort Collins woman on charges that she stole more than $250,000 from a Windsor-area developer over the past several years, in part by emailing his bank to authorize cash withdrawals.

Jennifer Choury turned herself in to the Larimer County Jail on Monday to answer to 24 charges of theft, money laundering and forgery.

According to the 14-page indictment, Choury used her position as financial controller for Martin Lindís Windsor-based development companies to access bank accounts, write herself checks and cover her tracks. The indictment also accuses Choury of stealing rent payments and the proceeds from selling a limousine.

ďAt no time was the defendant ... signatory to any of the bank accounts ... or otherwise allowed on her own authority to make withdrawals, write checks or transfer money out,Ē the indictment reads.

The indictment accuses Choury of stealing the bulk of the money by emailing the companyís bank from her supervisorís account, collecting cash and then deleting the email before he could see it. The indictment says she also covered up some of her thefts by making charitable donations in Lindís name to a lacrosse team, and then using her position as lacrosse team treasurer to take the money for herself.

Choury is being transferred from the Larimer County Jail to Weld County, where her case will be heard. She does not yet have a court date.

Lindís companies include Pelican Lakes, Vima Partners, Trollco and Water Valley Land Co.